Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Above .500? You bet!

The Astros were a real pain to us last year, so it is good to see us taking care of business against them this year. We put up 7 runs and won 7-3 despite a so-so outing from Morton. He got the win, but he thrown 100 pitches by the 5th inning. Yet, there were some real positives to take from this game.

1. Walker got back on track. He plated McCutchen with a two out triple, and then Diaz with a two-out single. Nice to see him get a multi-hit game again.

2. Tabata getting better. Tabata's bat is coming around. In addition, he threw out a guy at home. He was called safe, but they nailed him. It was a nice throw, nice tag, and that guy was out.

3. Daniel McCutchen had a good outing. Daniel McCutchen came in and did a nice job. He has had a few rough outings in a row, but he got the hold, and looked pretty good doing it. I think he is going to be the long guy of the future for this team.

The Pirates minor leagues continue to look impressive as well. Brandon Crumpton must be lobbying for a call up to High A because he dominated tonight for WV. Matt Curry had a good game continuing to impress in AA, as did Jordy Mercer. I think Mercer might get a call up to AAA and DArnaud get the move to the bigs if Harrison ends up on the DL.

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